StockCentral’s own Doug Gerlach this year marked the 20th anniversary of participation in his first investment club. Achieving this milestone put him in a thoughtful mood, and he put together a valuable list of insights for other investors. Here we present the first 25 items on Gerlach’s list of “50 Things I’ve Learned [...]

And you thought Halloween was scary. Forbes lists a series of financial decisions 30-years-old make that can spook them in their 50s. Many of us can relate to some of these boo-boos: the money twiddled away on unworn new clothes and must-read, now dusty books — the graveyards of paychecks past.

This stock screen was originally published in the September 23, 2013 edition of the BetterInvesting Weekly newsletter and is based on results from MyStockProspector.com for companies that met the following criteria as of September 22:

So you’ve grown a bit bored by the idea of a portfolio made up solely of stocks and bonds. Or maybe you think stocks and bonds are just peachy but still find yourself wondering what other kinds of investments might be peachy, too. Whether you’re searching for alternatives to traditional investing advice or are [...]

Yes, it’s fun to spend Saturday sprawled on the sofa watching SpongeBob Square Pants, but it’s even more fun to get stuff for free that might you rich enough to buy your own cartoon network. (Well, we may exaggerate there.)

What’s no stretch of the imagination is that for 62 years now, the [...]

This stock screen was originally published in the September 16, 2013 edition of the BetterInvesting Weekly newsletter and is based on results from MyStockProspector.com for companies that met the following criteria as of September 13:

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities mutual funds (TIPS) have been pitched to investors as a hedge against inflation. But this class of mutual funds has taken quite a beating since May. Should TIPS still be part of an investor’s portfolio?

Individual TIPS are sold at a fixed rate of interest, but if the Consumer Price [...]

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., Sept. 10, 2013 – CCG Investor Relations, BetterInvesting, PR Newswire, and MUNCmedia, today announced the agenda of the upcoming RetailInvestorConferences.com, the monthly online investor conference series. Individual investors, institutional investors and analysts are invited. There is no fee for anyone to log in and attend the live presentation.

This stock screen was originally published in the September 9, 2013 edition of the BetterInvesting Weekly newsletter and is based on results from MyStockProspector.com for companies that met the following criteria as of September 9:

Under most circumstances, a return to normalcy would be welcome news. “Normal” usually beats the alternative. But current economic circumstances aren’t like most others.

In December 2008, with the global financial system teetering on the brink of meltdown, the Federal Reserve Board slashed benchmark interest rates to virtually zero, where they’ve remained ever since. [...]